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A patient was seen with a diagnosis of a large fixed mass. Based on the operative report the mass was removed and attention was given to the endometrial implants in the pelvic peritoneum, in ...
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Patient with osteoarthritis and a talar dome lesion, left ankle, presents for arthrotomy with repair of the talar dome lesion. Incision was made and carried down to the capsule exposing the distal ...
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Patient with arthritis in the medial compartment of the left knee, a varus malalignment and chronic pain presents for opening wedge high tibial osteotomy with bone grafting and fixation. Incision w...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Xen Glaucoma Treatment System in November 2016. The system is used to treat intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with refractory glaucoma or in...
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At our facility we give Methotrexate intramuscular (IM) in the emergency department (ED) to assist with spontaneous abortion. We were looking at either CPT code 96401, Chemotherapy administrati...
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Some confusion exists among coders when assigning a CPT code for the excision of soft tissue of the axilla. Especially in the instance where there are no lymph nodes involved in the excision. Unfor...
The axillary...
Clarification is needed regarding whether it is appropriate to append a modifier to an unlisted CPT code. There are several CPT Assistants archives, which state that it is inappropriate be...
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Please clarify if the coding instruction provided in AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS 3Q 2015 and Coding Clinic for HCPCS 2Q 2014 continues to apply in 2017 as it relates to hospital-b...
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A patient with a history of bladder cancer, status post radical cystectomy, a T-pouch to the urethra, and a history of problems with afferent valve stenosis, is now being seen at our facility for s...
Based on the...
In the Second Quarter 2010 issue of Coding Clinic for HCPCS, a patient underwent the implantation of a BaHa® osseointegrated implant. Following the procedure, the patient was scheduled to...
Under the ou...